POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION AS A FACTOR OF LIMITATION OF SOCIAL POLARIZATION AND STIMULUS TO ECONOMIC GROWTH (IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DISCUSSION ON PROSPECTS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION)

In the article aspects of the impact of positive discrimination models on the level of vertical social mobility and prospects for economic growth have been analyzed. The necessity of creating and broad programs distribution of positive discrimination as an incentive for social integration and economic growth is substantiated. The relevance of the problem of applying positive discrimination models lies in their influence on the level of vertical social mobility, reduction of social polarization and economic growth in conditions of increasing trends in social polarization in the modern world. The goal of research is to analyze the impact of positive discrimination on flexibility, the level of vertical social mobility and the adaptive potential of the social system, and prospects for economic growth. No 7 (7), октябрь, 2019 г. The research methodology is based on a comparative analysis of social characteristics and economic growth rates of societies that demonstrate high and low levels of social inequality and vertical social mobility. As a theoretical basis, the results of studies on the correlation of social inequality and the level of vertical social mobility are analyzed including the context of intergenerational social dynamics, as well as historical experience with the use of positive discrimination models. The growing importance of positive discrimination is justified to reduce social inequality, to develop social integration and to strengthen vertical social mobility. The insufficient level of attention of researchers and government institutions to the problem of positive discrimination as a factor of reducing social polarization, enhancing the flexibility and diversity of the social system and accelerating economic growth is determined. The research novelty lies in the analysis of the positive discrimination policy as a factor in reducing social polarization, enhancing the flexibility and diversity of the social system and stimulating economic growth. Ключевые слова: социальное неравенство, социальная поляризация, общественная интеграция, инклюзивное общество, постматериалистические ценности, человеческий капитал, постиндустриальное общество, позитивная дискриминация, вертикальная социальная мобильность.